The gathering, held at the National Urban League, centered on how the senator’s policies would address economic injustice, overhauling the criminal justice system, protecting voting rights and addressing institutional racism.

Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont will meet with the heads of several civil rights organizations, an effort that comes as he continues to court black voters ahead of the Democratic caucuses in Nevada and the party’s South Carolina primary.

September 12, 2004, Sunday

It's been more than 30 years since Whitney Young Jr. died and his name is no longer particularly well known, which is a shame. Mr. Young was the executive director of the National Urban League and one of the big four civil rights leaders of the...

July 7, 2003, Monday

The National Urban League named the former mayor of New Orleans, Marc Morial, as its president, with the group's leaders saying he is well-qualified to reinvigorate the 93-year-old civil rights organization. ''Anyone who can successfully manage a...